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Archive: October 2011 (23 Posts)

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Dahlia Lithwick Speaks at the Law Library of Congress

Posted by: Christine Sellers

In honor of Constitution Day (September 17, 2011), the Law Library of Congress was pleased to host Dahlia Lithwick speaking on the topic of “The Supreme Court and Free Speech.” The event was held on Friday, September 16, 2011, at 4 p.m. in the Madison Hall at the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building. …

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September Retrospective

Posted by: Andrew Weber

We posted 26 times in September!  That is only one behind our previous high.  Kelly’s Inspiring Story of Nelson Mandela finally lost its grip on our top spot that it had held in July and August.  What topped it?  Nathan’s fascinating post Templar Secrets at the Law Library of Congress? An old favorite from January …

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A Question of Entail

Posted by: Christine Sellers

The following is a guest post by Margaret Wood, Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Division. She acknowledges there is much more to Eliot’s Felix Holt than is covered below. Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice is one of the famous works in the literary canon that deals with the question of entail.  The …